US Popularity by Initial Letter

This is a list of the most common initial letters for American baby names of 2023. Note you can hover your cursor over a row to see more details.

Boys · Girls
Boys
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Rank Value Pct. Rank Pct.
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j		 10.205% 0 -2.902%
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a		 9.761% 0 +0.494%
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m		 7.062% +1 +2.023%
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l		 7.037% -1 -0.943%
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c		 6.424% 0 -1.457%
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e		 5.962% 0 +1.051%
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k		 5.069% 0 -0.413%
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d		 4.476% 0 -0.820%
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r		 4.374% +1 -0.839%
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b		 4.357% -1 -1.336%
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s		 4.078% 0 +3.214%
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t		 3.421% 0 +4.203%
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n		 3.041% 0 +0.829%
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h		 2.698% +2 +0.522%
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w		 2.679% 0 -0.778%
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g		 2.662% -2 -3.690%
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o		 2.149% 0 -1.286%
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i		 1.797% 0 +3.454%
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z		 1.537% 0 +3.571%
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p		 1.225% 0 -1.289%
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f		 1.077% 0 -2.622%
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v		 0.626% 0 +4.508%
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y		 0.533% 0 +9.221%
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x		 0.370% 0 -2.887%
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q		 0.146% 0 -5.806%
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u		 0.138% 0 -2.817%
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Girls
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Rank Value Pct. Rank Pct.
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a		 15.039% 0 +0.227%
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e		 8.658% 0 +0.174%
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m		 8.370% 0 +1.578%
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l		 6.737% +1 +1.814%
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s		 6.708% -1 +0.329%
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c		 5.097% 0 -0.469%
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k		 4.788% 0 -1.217%
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r		 4.054% 0 -2.618%
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j		 3.962% 0 -1.418%
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n		 3.287% 0 -1.380%
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h		 3.063% 0 -0.745%
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i		 2.600% +1 +0.658%
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b		 2.573% -1 -3.777%
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d		 2.409% +1 +3.568%
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g		 2.361% -1 +1.418%
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p		 1.993% 0 -2.780%
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v		 1.990% 0 +2.156%
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z		 1.662% +1 +0.120%
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o		 1.651% -1 -3.619%
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t		 1.327% 0 +0.607%
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f		 0.936% 0 -1.887%
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w		 0.931% 0 +2.646%
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y		 0.495% 0 -3.320%
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x		 0.294% 0 +5.755%
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q		 0.218% 0 -3.111%
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u		 0.039% 0 +2.632%
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